Big Boot Baseball

Big Boot Baseball is a sport that combines kickball and baseball. You kick the ball toward the house and aim for it to hit the house before it hits the ground. Any player can catch the ball while it is in the air to get you out; scoring depends on what the ball hits first, and anything that does not hit the house is a foul. By default, two fouls or one out per inning sends you out.

Positions and play

The game supports one to four simultaneous players. In four-player games, players rotate through the kicker, pitcher, Outfielder 1 and Outfielder 2 positions. As pitcher, you can throw eight different pitches, including curves and sliders. As kicker, you aim to hit the ball when it is in the center of the red box; its position in the box affects the kick, and kicking too early or late makes your player fall and get out.

In the outfield, turbo lets you run faster, but hitting the house, another player or sometimes the ball makes your player fall. Three falls in an inning leave you down until the next inning. Players can also fight, and catching the ball yourself can stop an opponent who is trying to force a tie.

Tournament games

A standard tournament game lasts nine innings and continues until there is a clear winner. If the leaders are tied, the last inning is replayed so everyone gets another chance. The game also has settings for game speed, the kicking meter and pitching, among other options. Beginners are advised to try five-inning games with lower speed and lower meter and pitch settings.

There are three stadiums. When playing multiple games, the next field is chosen by the biggest loser of the previous game, or by the tied losers. At the end of each game, players receive awards:

• Game winner: the winner of the game.
• All-star Award: the player who catches the most fly balls.
• Brawler Award: the player who beats up the most people.
• Cheese Award: the player the game judges to be the cheesiest.
• Jack-ass Award: the player who falls the most.

Single-player mode

In one-player mode, you play against the CPU. You can also find tricks and Easter eggs as you play; codes are entered from the pause menu and are available only in one-player mode.